Goessling closing Reading IGA

10:56 AM,
Jan. 8, 2014

Steve Goessling talks about his Reading IGA Store closing at his office Tuesday.

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The Reading IGA will close in a few weeks as a result of rising costs and a prolonged decline in sales, the store's owner Steve Goessling confirmed Tuesday.

A closing date has not been established for the store once known as Goessling's Market, but company officials are working to set a time frame for a liquidation sale and the wind-down of operations. Existing inventory is being moved to occupy a smaller area inside the 9200 Reading Road store.

Goessling said he wants to find a tenant for the store's 22,000-square-foot space because there are two years remaining on its lease. The store had ...